Friday was Rachel’s birthday – the ladies got together with neighbours in the morning and in the evening family and a few friends went to the city to Celebrate - then Saturday was Themis turn! We gathered with more neighbours of Themis & Kali for a BBQ and great conversation.
Saturday night – 8.00p.m. David married an English couple in a local hotel, accompanied by David C, Rachel, Carolyn & Jamie who sang so well they were asked to do a live gig in a local bar!
However, Sunday must take this week’s award for the extraordinary! 4 of us went to an Orthodox church for the baptism of twins Konstantinos & Maria Sophie. We were invited by their parents to attend the ceremony. The children were presented, stripped, anointed with oil, dipped three
times, the priest then cuts their hair.. then there is a free for all as the Grannies,Aunts & other ladies fight to see who will dress the children again. They are then dedicated and after an hour, we all filed out, kissing every member of the family! Oh, then we receive a gift and CAKE! Following this we were invited to a wonderful Villa for a sit down meal for 60 people!
These are the people we are here for – how they need to hear the good news – when in the church the people are so detached from the activity of the priest, they become bored and uninterested … It is to these people 98% of the population we are called – of the Evangelical/ Pentecostal church, Jesus would say “Physician heal yourself” but his heart is moved with compassion for those who are ignorant of the truth…
2 comments:
here is an intresting fact from my birhday Thessaloniki has 15000 cafes vs Athens has about 7000. That means Thessaloniki has a cafe for every 111 people!
Themi
Nice one, Dave. Sounds like a baptism of fire...
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